If you want a unique recipe then, the jackfruit tacos are the best option for you. It is made with delicious and flavored jackfruit. It is an easy-to-make recipe and is a great and healthy meal.
This fruit is a replica of shredded meat. So all the vegetarians who want to experience something similar to the chicken, cook them up. So make them part of this dish and do not waste them. Even if you are not a taco lover, give this recipe a try and you will love it.
To make jackfruit tacos, sauté the jackfruit with onions and garlic. Then, add some seasonings to it, mash them and fill this mixture in the tacos. Use the seeds of the fruit as well. Your jackfruit tacos are ready!
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Jackfruit Tacos Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
For Filling
- 2 20-ounce cans Green Jackfruit (in water or brine, drained, rinsed, and chopped)
- 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
- 1 Yellow Onion (sliced)
- 4 cloves Garlic (minced)
- ½ cup Vegetable Broth or Water
- 1 tablespoon Agave
- ½ Lime (juiced)
- 2 teaspoons Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
For Tacos
- 8 Taco Shells
- 1 Avocado (sliced)
- ¼ Red Onion (thinly sliced)
- ¼ cup Cilantro (roughly chopped)
- Lime Wedges
Instructions
- Chop the jackfruit into thin slices. Slice them from the core to the edge. This will help to give a shredded texture.
- Take a large skillet and heat oil on a medium-high flame. Add onions and garlic to hot oil and saute them for 5 minutes till they turn brown and soft.
- Add jackfruit, broth, agave, lemon juice, and other spices and cover. Reduce the heat to a minimum until half of the liquid is evaporated and jackfruit becomes soft.
- Using a potato masher, mash the jackfruit to get them shredded. If the jackfruit is wet, cook them more and if they seem dry, add some vegetable broth to it.
- Take taco shells and warm them. Add a scoop of the mixture into the taco. Top them with avocado slice, red onions, cilantro, and squeeze a lemon.
- Tacos are ready to serve.
